Functional Groups
General Chemistry
Acids/Bases
Molecular representations
Potpourri
100
This functional group has a sigma bond and a pi bond between two carbon atoms
What is an alkene?
100
An area of zero probability for electron density.
What is a Node?
100
A conjugate acid means this is its parent.
What is a base?
100
_______ is the preferred method of representing structure in organic chemistry I.
What is a Bond Line (Angle)?
100
A carbon with sp3 hybridization has this electron geometry.
What is tetrahedral?
200
This oxygen-containing group found in molecules such as ethanol is also known as a "hydroxyl" group.
What is -OH
200
An electron residing in the outer most shell.
What is Valence (electron)?
200
Bronstead theory specifies these are acids
What are proton donors?
200
Oxygen with one bond and three lone pairs is said to have this formal charge. It is also what happens to your bank account when you overdraft your account.
What is negative?
200
_______ is the number of hydrogens in a seven-carbon chain.
What is sixteen?
300
Amino acids are made up of an amino group and this type of organic acid.
What is a carboxylic acid
300
This theory developed at the end of the nineteenth century defined acids as substances that dissociate in water to give hydronium ion.
What is Arrhenius (Acid) Theory?
300
Flow of electron density in an acid-base reaction goes from _____ to ______.
What is high to low?
300
Three-dimensional structure in which the molecule appears to come at you from the paper is often represented by the following shape. Also appears in cheese making.
What is wedge?
300
Increased stability of the conjugate base makes chemicals a better _______.
What is an acid?
400
This group would be a ketone if it had an alkyl group replacing a hydrogen.
What is an aldehyde
400
Degenerate orbitals must be filled with electrons prior to pairing.
What is Hund's Rule?
400
This value ensures you can quantitatively determine that better acid.
What is pKa?
400
Daily Double!!!
Using curved arrows show the movement of electrons leading to the mechanism of the acid/base reaction.
400
These are known as a pair of nonbonding electrons.
What are lone pair?
500
This is the derivative of a water it as it is bent configuration with alkyl groups replacing the hydrogens.
What is an ether?
500
An Orbital theory that was introduced in general chemistry to explain hybridization. An approach often used in organic chemistry to explain bonding.
What is valence bond theory?
500
Also known as a nucleophile.
What is a Lewis base?
500
Nitrogen with four bonds and zero lone pairs is said to have this formal charge.
What is positive?
500
Daily double!!!!!!!
Determine if the following reaction is resonance capable.